Keep of my Mind

Once you enter,
You never truly leave.
Those are the simple principles
By which my mind abides.

Your current whereabouts are irrelevant.
If you walk the physical world,
So be it.
If you have crossed beyond it,
So be it.
My mind rarely distinguishes
Between the two.

If our lives connected,
Even briefly,
Then somewhere within me
You remain.
Perhaps tucked away
In some quiet corner,
Filed among countless memories,
But never forgotten.

I do not yet possess
The luxury of forgetfulness.
That will come later,
When age lays claim
To the walls of my mind.

But for now,
You are safe here.
Within the Keep of Memory.
Where you have become
Part of my thoughts,
Part of my actions,
Part of the person I am.

For those who enter
Never truly leave.